Template:ExtensionInstall/en

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  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called ExtensionInstall in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php :
    require_once "$IP/extensions/ExtensionInstall/ExtensionInstall.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Template documentation

Usage

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Extension name1

Set the extension name manually.

Default
The current page name without namespace prefix.
Auto value
{{ROOTPAGENAME}}
Stringoptional
Vagrant role namevagrant

If given, shows how to install extension with the Vagrant's enable-role command

Auto value
Stringoptional
Download linkdownload-link

Overwrite the download link.

Default
Link to Special:ExtensionDistributor with the extension name.
URLoptional
LocalSettings earlylocalsettingsearly

Pass custom php code that the user should include in [[LocalSettings.php]] before the extension is loaded.

Example
$wgUseAjax = true; //must be included before the extension is loaded
Unknownoptional
LocalSettingslocalsettings

Pass custom php code that the user should include in [[LocalSettings.php]].

Example
$wgUseAjax = true;
Unknownoptional
Database updatedb-update

If the extension has one or more database tables that need to be created through [[update.php]], set this parameter to any value.

Default
false
Booleanoptional
Composercomposer

If the extension uses [[Composer]] to manage dependencies, set this parameter to any value.

Default
false
Booleanoptional
Custom steps 0custom-steps0

Additional steps before download, e.g. other required extensions (as an unordered "* list")

Contentoptional
Custom stepscustom-steps

Additional steps (as an unordered "* list")

Contentoptional
Supports registrationregistration

Changes the template to use <code>wfLoadExtension()</code> if it supports registration. Set to any value if the extension supports registration, or to <code>required</code> if it <em>only</em> supports registration and doesn't support the old-style of loading.

Stringoptional
No registration versionno-registration-version

The MediaWiki version for which extension registration should not be used

Default
1.24
Unknownoptional

Examples

Below a few examples of how to use this template:

Simple

{{ExtensionInstall}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Name

{{ExtensionInstall|CategoryTree}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/CategoryTree</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>CategoryTree</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/CategoryTree/CategoryTree.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Download link

{{ExtensionInstall
|download-link=[http://bits.wikimedia.org/example.zip Download]
}}
  • <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

LocalSettings

{{ExtensionInstall
|localsettings=
$wgUseAjax = true;
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    $wgUseAjax = true;
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

LocalSettings early

{{ExtensionInstall
|localsettingsearly=
$wgUseAjax = true; // this must be included before the extension is loaded
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    $wgUseAjax = true; // this must be included before the extension is loaded
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

DB Update

{{ExtensionInstall
|db-update=Yes
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • <translate> Run the [[<tvar name=update>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Update.php</tvar>|update script]] which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.</translate>
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Composer

{{ExtensionInstall
|composer=Yes
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Only when installing from Git, run <tvar name=composer>Composer</tvar> to install PHP dependencies, by issuing <tvar name=code>composer install --no-dev</tvar> in the extension directory.</translate> <translate> (See <tvar name=phab><translate> task <tvar name=1>T173141</tvar></translate></tvar> for potential complications.)</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Custom steps

{{ExtensionInstall
|custom-steps=
* Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
* Foo bar baz quux [[sandbox]]
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";
    
  • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
  • Foo bar baz quux sandbox
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Support registration

{{ExtensionInstall
|registration=1
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'MyExtension' );
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

<translate> To users running MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.24</tvar> or earlier: </translate>

<translate> The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using <tvar name=LoadExtension>wfLoadExtension()</tvar>.</translate> <translate> If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.24</tvar> and earlier), instead of <tvar name=code>wfLoadExtension( 'MyExtension' );</tvar>, you need to use:</translate>

require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";

Set recommended registration MediaWiki version

{{ExtensionInstall
|registration=1
|no-registration-version=1.25
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'MyExtension' );
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

<translate> To users running MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.25</tvar> or earlier: </translate>

<translate> The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using <tvar name=LoadExtension>wfLoadExtension()</tvar>.</translate> <translate> If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.25</tvar> and earlier), instead of <tvar name=code>wfLoadExtension( 'MyExtension' );</tvar>, you need to use:</translate>

require_once "$IP/extensions/MyExtension/MyExtension.php";

Require registration

{{ExtensionInstall
|registration=required
}}
  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/MyExtension</tvar>|Download]] and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>MyExtension</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'MyExtension' );
    
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Everything

{{ExtensionInstall|Example
|download-link=[http://bits.wikimedia.org/example.zip Download]
|vagrant=example
|localsettings=
$wgUseAjax = true;

|db-update=Yes
|composer=Yes
|custom-steps=
* Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
* Foo bar baz quux [[sandbox]]
|registration=yes
}}
  • <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>Example</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
  • <translate> Only when installing from Git, run <tvar name=composer>Composer</tvar> to install PHP dependencies, by issuing <tvar name=code>composer install --no-dev</tvar> in the extension directory.</translate> <translate> (See <tvar name=phab><translate> task <tvar name=1>T173141</tvar></translate></tvar> for potential complications.)</translate>
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar>:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'Example' );
    $wgUseAjax = true;
    
  • <translate> Run the [[<tvar name=update>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Update.php</tvar>|update script]] which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.</translate>
  • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
  • Foo bar baz quux sandbox
  • Yes <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

<translate> To users running MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.24</tvar> or earlier: </translate>

<translate> The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using <tvar name=LoadExtension>wfLoadExtension()</tvar>.</translate> <translate> If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki <tvar name=1>1.24</tvar> and earlier), instead of <tvar name=code>wfLoadExtension( 'Example' );</tvar>, you need to use:</translate>

require_once "$IP/extensions/Example/Example.php";


<translate> Vagrant installation:</translate>

  • <translate> If using <tvar name=vagrant>Vagrant </tvar>, install with <tvar name=code>vagrant roles enable example --provision</tvar></translate>